Minute By Minute

The final whistle is blown.A frustrating and disappointing night for Benfica comes to end, but Basel celebrate a valuable point that keeps them in the competition. It ends 1-1 at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

90+3

Pak (in) - Zoua (out) (Basel)

90+2

Zoua (Basel) is flagged for offside.

90+1

Cardozo (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Huggel (Basel).

90

Steinhöfer (Basel) takes the free-kick.

89

Miguel Vítor (Benfica) is shown a yellow card.Finding himself out of position, Vítor is booked for a tackle from behind. That could be that for Benfica's hopes of finding a winner.

89

Miguel Vítor (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Shaqiri (Basel).

89

Kusunga (in) - Chipperfield (out) (Basel)

88

Bruno César (Benfica) takes the corner.

85

Cabral (Basel) takes the free-kick.

84

Nolito (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Shaqiri (Basel).

84

Matić (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Huggel (Basel).

83

Bruno César (Benfica) takes the corner.

82

Dragovic (Basel) is flagged for offside.

82

Shaqiri (Basel) takes the corner.

82

Zoua (Basel) has a shot blocked.Zoua finds space in the box but his shot is blocked by Luisão, who is furious with his defence for allowing Zoua the opportunity to shoot.

82

Shaqiri (Basel) takes the free-kick.

82

Nolito (in) - Gaitán (out) (Benfica)

81

Cabral (in) - Xhaka (out) (Basel)

81

Witsel (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Huggel (Basel).

80

Shaqiri (Basel) has a shot blocked.Another long-range effort from Shaqiri is closed down.

77

Cardozo (Benfica) is flagged for offside.

73

Cardozo (in) - Aimar (out) (Benfica)

71

Aimar (Benfica) is flagged for offside.

71

Shaqiri (Basel) is penalised for a foul on Matić (Benfica).

66

Rodrigo (Benfica) misses the target.Collecting Witsel's superb through ball, Rodrigo takes the ball around Sommer but can only find the side netting from an acute angle.

66

Sommer (Basel) takes the free-kick.

65

Rodrigo (Benfica) is flagged for offside.

64

Huggel (Basel) scores!Basel have an equaliser, very much against the run of play. Racing down the left wing, Chipperfield picks out Huggel who, arriving late into the box, calmly side-foots the ball past Artur to make it 1-1.

64

Miguel Vítor (in) - Luís Martins (out) (Benfica)

63

Garay (Benfica) misses the target.Garay gets forward for Aimar's corner, but his header goes well wide.

63

Bruno César (Benfica) takes the corner.

62

Gaitán (Benfica) takes the corner.

62

Aimar (Benfica) takes the corner.

61

Zoua (Basel) is flagged for offside.

60

Sommer (Basel) makes a save.Rodrigo, who has been very lively in attack for Benfica, finds space but sends his header straight at Sommer.

60

Rodrigo (Benfica) has an effort on goal.

60

Maxi Pereira (Benfica) has a shot blocked.

59

Zoua (Basel) is flagged for offside.

59

Rodrigo (Benfica) misses the target.At the other end Nicolás Gaitán picks out Rodrigo with a floated cross the the far post, but the Spaniard sends his left-footed volley high over the bar.

59

Luís Martins (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Shaqiri (Basel).

58

Frei (Basel) misses the target.Very decent effort by Frei, who gets over the ball as he vollies it towards goal from the edge of the box after good work by Shaqiri, but the ball goes too high.

58

Frei (Basel) takes the free-kick.

57

Maxi Pereira (Benfica) is cautioned by the referee.The Benfica player palms Park in the face and goes into the book.

57

Maxi Pereira (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Park (Basel).

55

Frei (Basel) has a shot blocked.Another hopeful drive is blocked as Basel struggle to break the home side down.

55

Shaqiri (Basel) takes the corner.

54

Witsel (Benfica) misses the target.A powerful but harmless drive by Witsel, who covered 6.50km in the first half - more than any other player on the pitch, flies wide from 20 metres.

51

Shaqiri (Basel) has a shot blocked.Shaqiri's effort loops into the air and out for a throw.

50

Zoua (Basel) is penalised for a foul on Matić (Benfica).

50

Gaitán (Benfica) misses the target.Gaitán isn't closed down by Shaqiri, but his low shot skids off the surface and wide of the goal.

The second half begins.Benfica, now shooting from left to right, get the second half going.

The referee blows for half-time.

45+2

Garay (Benfica) is cautioned by the referee.Garay is booked for dissent.

45+2

Dragovic (Basel) is flagged for offside.Shaqiri whips in the resulting free-kick but Huggel fails to make a clean connection and the ball trickles wide.

45+2

Shaqiri (Basel) takes the free-kick.

45+1

Aimar (Benfica) is cautioned by the referee.Shaqiri tangles with Aimar, who is booked.

45+1

Aimar (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Shaqiri (Basel).

45+1

Frei (Basel) takes the corner.

44

Matić (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Chipperfield (Basel).

44

Bruno César (Benfica) has a shot blocked.

43

Aimar (Benfica) takes the free-kick.Aimar fizzes in a free-kick from the left that forces Sommer to punch clear under some pressure.

43

Steinhöfer (Basel) is penalised for a foul on Rodrigo (Benfica).

42

Shaqiri (Basel) is flagged for offside.

41

Shaqiri (Basel) takes the corner.

40

Gaitán (Benfica) misses the target.Cutting in from the right, as his trademark, Gaitán shoots from 25 metres, but his rising drive goes over the bar.

39

Aimar (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Park (Basel).

38

Chipperfield (Basel) misses the target.Frei finds Chipperfield with a neat touch on the edge of the box, but the Australian's left-footed effort floats harmlessly over the bar.

36

Rodrigo (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Park (Basel).Rodrigo is penalised for a late tackle on Park.

35

Shaqiri (Basel) is flagged for offside.

35

Xhaka (Basel) takes the free-kick.

35

Matić (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Huggel (Basel).

34

Huggel (Basel) is cautioned by the referee.

32

Frei (Basel) fouls.

32

Frei (Basel) misses the target.Really good chance for Frei, who is waiting unmarked at the far post, but can only head Zoua's cross wide. Big opportunity goes begging for visitors; they will not get many more like that.

30

Gaitán (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Shaqiri (Basel).

28

Garay (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Zoua (Basel).

26

Shaqiri (Basel) misses the target.Another wasteful effort from Shaqiri, who fires high and wide from distance.

26

Aimar (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Huggel (Basel).

24

Huggel (Basel) fouls.

21

Shaqiri (Basel) delivers the free-kick wide.Going for goal from some 35 metres, Shaqiri's effort is wide of the right post by some distance.

21

Frei (Basel) takes the free-kick.

21

Matić (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Shaqiri (Basel).

19

Garay (Benfica) misses the target.Benfica should be 2-0 up. Garay stays forward after Aimar's corner but heads Nicolás Gaitán's pinpoint cross from the left wide.

19

Aimar (Benfica) takes the corner.

19

Aimar (Benfica) takes the free-kick.

18

Bruno César (Benfica) takes the free-kick.

18

Park (Basel) is cautioned by the referee.Park is in the book after catching the lively César late.

18

Park (Basel) is penalised for a foul on Bruno César (Benfica).

17

Bruno César (Benfica) misses the target.The shot goes well wide from César but Benfica are relentless in attack tonight. Creating chances at will so far.

16

Bruno César (Benfica) takes the corner.

13

Luisão (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Zoua (Basel).

11

Bruno César (Benfica) misses the target.Strange effort by César loops high into the air via a deflection.

9

Shaqiri (Basel) is flagged for offside.

9

Steinhöfer (Basel) takes the free-kick.

9

Matić (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Huggel (Basel).

8

Rodrigo (Benfica) misses the target.Aimar is pulling all the strings here. His floated cross from the left finds Rodrigo unmarked, but the Spaniard is unable to add to his tally, heading wide.

8

Aimar (Benfica) takes the corner.

6

Chipperfield (Basel) misses the target.Shaqiri picks out Chipperfield with a cross from the right, but the Australian's header goes just over the bar.

4

Rodrigo (Benfica) scores!Superb finish by Rodrigo, who now has three goals in two games. Gaitán nods the ball to his left and Rodrigo hits an emphatic half volley into the top corner. Brilliant strike.

Sommer (Basel) makes a save.Big early chance for Benfica as Rodrigo, who scored after 26 seconds against SC Olhanense at the weekend, collects Aimar's pass and almost strokes the ball into the bottom corner, but Sommer makes a superb save low to his right.

1

Rodrigo (Benfica) has an effort on goal.

The match is under way.Basel, in all white tonight, get us up and running.

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